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Date:      Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:45:58 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com>
To:        Adam Vande More <amvandemore@gmail.com>
Cc:        Aiza <aiza21@comclark.com>, FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: VirtualBox from the command line
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003182143510.28167@wonkity.com>
In-Reply-To: <6201873e1003181811s2e9a9f6fsf0a8181cce339cdc@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <4BA2C900.5010400@comclark.com> <6201873e1003181811s2e9a9f6fsf0a8181cce339cdc@mail.gmail.com>

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On Thu, 18 Mar 2010, Adam Vande More wrote:

> On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 7:44 PM, Aiza <aiza21@comclark.com> wrote:
>
>> Does VirtualBox launch from the FBSD command line?
>> Is there a package for it in the pkg system?
>>
>
> # VirtualBox -h
> Sun VirtualBox Graphical User Interface 3.1.2_OSE
> (C) 2005-2009 Sun Microsystems, Inc.
> All rights reserved.
>
> Usage:
>  --startvm <vmname|UUID>    start a VM by specifying its UUID or name
>  --rmode sdl|image          select different render mode (default is sdl)
>
> There are other ways too, eg VBoxHeadless

And VBoxSDL.  And VBoxManage.  You can even create VMs from the command 
line, but it's fairly involved.

-Warren Block * Rapid City, South Dakota USA



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